{"product_id":"deep-freediving-renegade-science-and-what-the-ocean-tells-us-about-ourselves-paperback","title":"Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Nestor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBreath\u003c\/em\u003e, a \"fascinating, informative, exhilarating\" voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003eEditors' Choice - An Amazon Best Science Book of 2014 - \u003cem\u003eScientific American \u003c\/em\u003eRecommended Read\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinated by the sport of freediving--in which competitors descend great depths on a single breath--James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena. Most illuminating of all, he learns that these abilities are reflected in our own remarkable, and often hidden, potential--including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound bodily changes humans undergo when underwater. Along the way, Nestor unlocks his own freediving skills as he communes with the pioneers who are expanding our definition of what is possible in the natural world, and in ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A journey well worth taking.\" --David Epstein, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places.\" --\u003cem\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This is popular science writing at its best.\" --\u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors Choice \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAn Amazon Best Science Book of 2014 \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American \u003c\/i\u003eRecommended Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep \u003c\/i\u003eis a voyage from the ocean s surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Fascinatedby the sport of freediving in which competitors descendgreat depths on a single breath James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena. Most illuminating of all, he learns that these abilities are reflected in our own remarkable, and often hidden, potential including echolocation, directional sense, and the profound bodily changes humans undergo when underwater. Along the way, Nestor unlocks his own freediving skills as he communes with the pioneers who are expanding our definition of what is possible in the natural world, and in ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A journey well worth taking. David Epstein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nestor pulls us below the surface into a world far beyond imagining and opens our eyes to these unseen places. \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is popular science writing at its best. \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [author photo tk] (c) tk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e James Nestor has written for \u003ci\u003eOutside, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen s Journal, Scientific American, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDwell, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Salon, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He lives in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e An Eamon Dolan Book\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES NESTOR has written for \u003ci\u003eOutside, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDwell, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. 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